Peter Smith
Peter Smith is a professional pianist, arranger, composer, and producer who enjoys putting his Columbia English degree to good use, writing articles about the music industry and other topics.
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How to Copyright Music
You own your music the minute you record it or write it down, but you need to copyright the song to best protect it.
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What Is a Mechanical License?
If you've recorded someone else's song, you'll need to secure a mechanical license for that song before you release it into the world.
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What Is a Synchronization License?
Whether you're using a popular recording in your company's web presentation or just posting a cool video of your toddler singing one of today's hits, you'll need a synchronization license for that music before you put the content out into the world.
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Attention Songwriters: Protect Your Valuable Assets with a Copyright
You must register a copyright for your song to assert your songwriter rights and prevent someone from copying or performing your music without your permission.
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